W C T U Holds Institute at Methodist Church
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union met at the Methodist Church on Wednesday for a full institute. Mrs. Stanley, state vice president, led the program with prayers, songs, readings, and talks on war work replacement, reconstruction, and world wide prohibition. A piano solo by Dorothy Duckwall capped the evening.
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Mrs. Stanley
Methodist Church
Mary Newton
Amy Palmer
Gibson
Sullivan
DePoy
Reudlinger
Miller
Willey
Cecil Palmer
Lou Moler
Griffith
Stanley
Lucile Stackhouse
Newton
Sionary Journal
Elizabeth Stanley
Dorothy Duckwall
Grant County
First New Wheat Arrives at Van Buren Exchange
The first new wheat to reach Van Buren was received at the Farmers Equity Exchange on Wednesday. Brought in by John Minton who farms 93 acres north of town, the sample tests 53 and is valued at $1.90 a bushel on the market. The average yield will be reported once the full crop is gathered, likely tomorrow.
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van Buren
Farmers’ Equity Exchange
John Minton
Ife
Sunday School Meeting Planned by Township Leaders
Township chairman Mr. Walker B. Farr urges all Sunday School workers to meet at the News-Eagle office on Saturday evening July 12 at 8 30. Topics include business from the State Sunday School convention and planning a township picnic. superintendents and township officers are especially urged to attend.
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News-Eagle
Walker B. Farr
Farr
Stolen Auto Recovered Near West Marion
Frank Doyle and family lost their car during a Soldiers Home fireworks display. The vehicle was found Monday morning by the roadside in West Marion, in good condition except for a broken strap on the top and two hats left behind. Thieves rode it, used gasoline, then returned it with minor wear after a local chase.
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Frank Doyle
Soldiers Home
Mr. Doyle
Johnson Boxell
Marion
Boxell
Doyle
West Marion
Elevator Ready to Handle Wheat at Farmers Equity
The Farmers Equity Elevator, under manager J. E. Tewksbury, reports the new facility is ready to handle wheat though not fully completed. The grinding outfit is installed and the elevator can grind feed. Weather delays slowed progress, but in two months the building is turned over ready for this year's wheat and grinding operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Tewksbury
Farmers Equity Elevator
Merle Whitecotton Returns from Overseas Service
Merle Whitecotton son of Mr and Mrs Henry Whitecotton has returned home after more than a year overseas He served as a first class bugler with the Sixth Division and Sixth Trench Mortar Battery After hostilities he joined a company of entertainers traveling France and into Germany to entertain A E F soldiers Pete is back and looking well with his old fashioned smile that brings pleasure to the family
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Merle Whitecotton
Henry Whitecotton
Merle
France
Germany
Pete
Barn Nearly Finished On Guy Duckwall Place West Of Town
A new barn on the Guy Duckwall place just west of town is nearing completion with work progressing steadily.
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Guy Duckwall
Town
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W. C. Booz
I. S. Howard
Guy Ducknall
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L.E.S. Howard
van Buren State Bank
E. S. Howard
W.A. Paxton
Resources
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Trust Company
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